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Table 1 Cross tabulation of Age-Groups, education Level, shaving Behavior, sex-rate/week and marital status by prevalence of HIV among transgender men

From: Prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus infection among transgender men in Rawalpindi (Pakistan)

Variables

HIV negative n (%)

HIV positive n (%)

Prevalence (%)

P-value

Age (in yrs)

    

≤29

133 (43.5)

27 (8.8)

16.87

0.037

≥30

107 (35.0)

39 (12.7)

26.71

 

Education

    

  till 5th Class

129 (42.2)

42 (13.7)

24.56

0.047

  till 10th Class

72 (23.5)

21 (6.9)

22.58

 

above 10th class

39 (12.7)

3 (1)

7.14

 

Shave

    

  Home

155 (50.7)

48 (15.7)

23.64

0.185

  Barber

19 (6.2)

7 (2.3)

26.92

 

  Both

66 (21.6)

11 (3.6)

14.28

 

Sex rate/week

    

  1–20 times

170 (55.6)

35 (11.4)

17.07

0.012

  21–40 times

47 (15.4)

24 (7.8)

33.80

 

>40 times

23 (7.5)

7 (2.3)

23.33

 

Marital Status

    

  Married

41 (13.4)

15 (4.9)

26.78

0.294

  Unmarried

199 (65)

51 (16.7)

20.40